For Bryan, tour is "My Kind of Night"

Thursday, October 17, 2013 – Luke Bryan announced today a new headline tour will launch the first of 2014, "That's My Kind of Night Tour," which includes a stop at Madison Square Garden in late January.

The tour will kick-off its first leg on Jan. 16 in Columbus, Ohio at the Schottenstein Center and will perform 18 shows through March 8 and will feature Lee Brice and Cole Swindell.

Bryan's current tour, the "Dirt Road Diaries Tour," began this past January and has sold-out all shows in advance, including the upcoming double plays in Nashville and Tampa, Fla. The "Dirt Road Diaries Tour" wraps on Oct. 26 in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Bryan is currently nominated for three CMA Awards, Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist and Musical Event for The Only Way I Know with Jason Aldean and Eric Church. The show will air live on ABC on Nov.6 from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

CD reviews for Luke Bryan

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